UPDATED: 2-vehicle crash on Rt. 23 sends one to hospital

SOUTH COVENTRY — One person was taken to Reading Hospital after a two-vehicle accident on Ridge Road near the entrance of Owen J. Roberts High School at 12:57 p.m. Wednesday.

David Kuklinski, 26, of Spring City, was cutting strings off the T-shirt he was wearing while driving west on Ridge Road/Route 23 when, according to police, his car crossed the center line and struck another vehicle.

According to police, at impact, Kuklinski stabbed himself in the upper chest with the knife he was using on his T-shirt.

The Chevrolet Cavalier Kuklinski was driving hit a 1997 Ford F-250 that was towing a trailer east on Route 23 and which was driven by Carlos Hernandez-Urena, 45, of Spring City, police said. Kuklinski’s car sustained significant damage to the driver’s side. The front tire was nearly folded underneath the car which came to a stop facing east in the westbound lanes near a steep hill.

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The pickup truck driven by Hernandez-Urena and owned by Coventry Property Services left deep grooves in the grass as the tires slid across the shoulder on the south side of the road.

Hernandez-Urena was not injured but his passenger, Lupe Ramirez, 57, of Spring City, had a minor arm injury and refused treatment, police said.

All three men were wearing their seat belts, police said.

According to police, the road was closed for 45 minutes.

Anyone with information about the crash should call 610-486-6280.

EARLIER VERSION OF THE STORY

SOUTH COVENTRY — One person was sent to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash on Route 23 near Route 100 in front of Owen J. Roberts High School.

Pennsylvania State Police said that no students were involved in the crash.

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Caroline Sweeney formerly worked as the police reporter for the Pottstown Mercury. She is no longer on staff. If you wish to contact anyone at The Mercury about her stories, please call our main number at 610-323-3000 and ask for the editorial department. Reach the author at csweeney@pottsmerc.com
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